Tottenham's Harry Kane is keen to follow in the footsteps of Andros Townsend

Harry Kane has urged Tottenham to give their youngsters a fair crack of the whip after scoring his second senior goal for the club.

Kane came on as a substitute last night and his extra-time goal sent the match to penalties.

Like that of Andros Townsend, Kane’s early career at White Hart Lane has been punctuated by loan spells in the Football League, but Townsend’s emergence this season has given his fellow youth product confidence that he can follow the same path.

Kane said: “Andros has done excellently. He has pushed on and is now playing regularly for the seniors. It’s very important that clubs have homegrown players and that they get a chance to show what they can do.

“You find a lot of young players who come through the ranks at their clubs don’t get a chance. You see the club bring others players in and it just fizzles out. It’s important that if you’re doing the right stuff in training, you’re given an opportunity.

“This is the first time I feel I’ve had that. I’ve been training well, feeling sharp. If I keep knocking on the door, you never know what can happen.”

Townsend is the first home-grown Spurs player since Ledley King to firmly establish himself in the first team and apart from Kane, there are high hopes for Tom Carroll, on loan at QPR this season.